A dynamic feast of dance, rhythm, sacred geometry and body percussion presented by choreographer Annalouise Paul who in this work brought together dance artists from diverse cultural backgrounds including: Brazilian Capoiera, Flamenco, Ghanan, Classical Indian, Indonesian, Polynesian and Torres Strait heritage. In this immersive exchange of traditions the workshop-devised work found common ground as well as tensions between the traditions while ultimately promoting a new mode of contemporary dance that celebrates the roots of each performer.

‘Mother Tongue shows the world as it now surrounds us. Mankind gains strength and direction from its traditions… to co-exist, to breathe, to survive – we constantly go back to our roots and come forward to reform, to be reborn. It is a language we speak with our bodies, it is a dance, it is a song, it is a beat, it is a battle and a game, a series of offers of how we might be.’ Annalousie Paul